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A purpose-driven conservatism

Tuesday February 12, 2008

Categories: Conservatism

"It is not enough for conservatives to advocate for lower taxes and smaller government if the purpose is for Americans to acquire more money and material goods Americans already have so much they are renting storage units in which to place the overflow." -- Cal Thomas.

Filed Under: Conservatism, materialism, tax cuts

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I see, thanks. I didn't realize they were a type of person.

BrianF, the question of whether I or anyone else agrees with Thomas is completely irrelevant. What matters is that Thomas is objectively immoral (re torture) and inaccurate (re Obama and many others). If pointing this out is demonizing him, then demonization is way easier than I thought.

Maybe, MargaretE.

But Thomas is also talking about what DISTINGUISHES conservatism. And since he's saying that's one way that would distinguish conservatives from liberals, he's conversely implying that liberals don't "transform" -- and ultimately can't.

Sorry, Larry, but I think MargaretE has it right, and you are seeing something that isn't there. From the larger context of the essay as well as the context of the paragraph in question, Thomas is not comparing. If anything, he's cajoling. :-)

So Joel says that Thomas is "objectively immoral". Hhhmmmm, that phrase has a familiar ring to it.

Look out Joel, if my experience is any indication people are gonna get ya for that.

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Rod Dreher is an editorial columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and author of "Crunchy Cons" (Crown Forum), a nonfiction book about conservatives, most of them religious, whose faith and political convictions sometimes put them at odds with mainstream conservatives. The views expressed in this blog are his own.

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